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    • Apr 08, 2021

Christopher T. Zirpoli

Associate

Washington +1 202 662 5086

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    Christopher Zirpoli represents clients in a broad range of intellectual property and commercial litigation matters, focusing on Section 337 investigations before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).

    Christopher draws on his deep experience in all phases of civil litigation to handle a variety of matters for plaintiffs and defendants, including:

    • Patent litigation at the ITC and U.S. district courts
    • Trade secret misappropriation actions at the ITC
    • Contract and other commercial litigation disputes
    • Federal and state court appeals

    In his pro bono practice, Christopher has first-chaired multiple felony bench trials in the State of Maryland, including winning a motion for judgment of acquittal on first degree burglary charges. He has also argued in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals as court-appointed amicus on behalf of a pro se plaintiff.

    Areas of Expertise

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  • Representative Matters
    • Represents complainant in a trade secret misappropriation action concerning acoustic devices. Balanced Armature Devices, Products Containing Same, and Components Thereof, Inv. No. 337-TA-1186.
    • Represents complainant in a trade secret misappropriation action concerning commercial foodservice equipment. Certain Foodservice Equipment Products and Components Thereof, Inv. No. 337-TA-1166.
    • Represented Knowles Electronics in a patent infringement action against GoerTek. The ITC's Initial Determination concluded that GoerTek infringed all claims of the asserted patents, that none of the asserted claims were invalid, and that Knowles demonstrated a domestic industry with respect the asserted patents. In re Certain Silicon Microphone Packages and Products Containing Same, Inv. No. 337-TA-888.
    • Represent McKesson in defense of trade secret lawsuit. PSKW, LLC v. McKesson Specialty Arizona, Inc. (S. Ct. NY).
    • Represented semiconductor and biotechnology industry clients in patent infringement actions in U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.
    • Won summary judgment in a long-running real estate ownership dispute in New York Supreme Court and subsequent appeal to the Appellate Division.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Credentials
    Education
    • University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2010
        • Order of the Coif
        • Virginia Law Review
    • Cambridge University, M.Phil., 2006
    • University of Virginia, B.A., 2005
        • Politics Honors
        • Jefferson Scholar
    Bar Admissions
    • District of Columbia
    • New York
    • Maryland
    • Massachusetts
    Previous Experience
    • Prior to joining Covington, Christopher was a commercial and business litigation associate at a leading mid-Atlantic law firm.

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